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noumenon

Main Entry:: nou·me·non
Pronunciation:: \ˈnü-mə-ˌnän\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural nou·me·na \-nə, -ˌnä\
Etymology:: German, from Greek nooumenon that which is apprehended by thought, from neuter of present passive participle of noein to think, conceive, from nous mind
Date:: 1796

: a posited object or event as it appears in itself independent of perception by the senses

— nou·men·al

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\-mə-n^əl\ adjective

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